Not really. There are cards here but the base prices are higher than they ought to be (supply and demand). The major UK e-tailer has 28 cards listed (14 types in stock) with the cheapest at £430 (not bad tbh). Most of the custom cards are over £500 though which is a terrible price when the GTX 580 customs were about £440 ish at launch - my GTX 580 Lightning was £420.

IMO these should be £380-£450 max (water cooled variants excepted). The most expensive is the Gainward 4GB Phantom at £630. lol...not [If you take the tax off that it still equates to roughly $840]. For giggles, with tax, it's >$1000

So, I think they're supplying Europe first to take as much money from over eager buyers (who don't know any better) before settling on the much more sensibly priced US market.

So, I think they're supplying Europe first to take as much money from over eager buyers (who don't know any better) before settling on the much more sensibly priced US market.

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Eager, who don't know any better, is a bit presumptios, and a tad rude..lol. I just have money to spend.. I work hard and I totally know what the card is capable of.
Not about knowing better. Just about having it to spend.. <3

Eager, who don't know any better, is a bit presumptios, and a tad rude..lol. I just have money to spend.. I work hard and I totally know what the card is capable of.
Not about knowing better. Just about having it to spend.. Don't hate.. <3

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Fair enough but understand with such limited stock the prices are inflating like balloons. £600 for a non water cooled single gpu is silly. I have the money to spend but I didn't buy a 680. The perf premium isn't worth it. Remember Nvidia priced it competitively (wisely) against the 7970. It's not a good price anymore. This isn't 580 versus 6970. And I am not detracting from the card - it's a good card. Price sucks tho.

Sounds extremely impressive, I mentioned in another thread the 670 would be another huge headache for the 7970, but it's wasn't long before I got my head bit off.

Looking at a 670 myself if the price is right.

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It was probably me that bit your head off

I dont think the 670 is a problem for the 7970. It overclocks to plus (stock) 680 levels. The 670 is a headache for the 7970 granted but it is a major problem for the 680. Unlike the 570 and Fermi's power issues (most 570's were not to the 580 level) the 670 looks to be a deal breaker for the 680.

I would seriously consider buying a couple and water cooling them*. I would happily buy another 7970 but I know crossfire is far from perfect and sli is a whole lot better.

Absolutely, that is possible too. I guess at the end of the day two options are better than one. If people are getting tired of waiting to find a 680, and/or the 670 does indeed perform "close enough" to the 680/7970 people will jump on it.

Pretty much why I'm waiting on it TBH.

Oh and according to Gibbo, plenty of cards in stock for the 2PM launch too: